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Yuva Hindi Sansthan Inc (Student)

YHS STARTALK HINDI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 2017

Language(s)

Hindi

Grade Level(s)

K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Date(s)

July 24, 2017 – August 11, 2017: (Face-to-face)

Location(s)

General Nash Elementary School, Harleysville, PA

Program Setting

Non-residential

Summary

YHS STARTALK Hindi Language and Culture Program 2017, a 3-week, 105 hours project based language immersion program for 40 First to 8th graders, to be organized in collaboration with North Penn School District, PA, at Nash Elementary School, Harleysville, PA, from July 24 to August 11, 2017, is focused on the theme, ''Celebrating India: Cuisine and Living Arts’', providing opportunities for students to use the language for a variety of real life purposes.
The program, based on ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the World Readiness Standards for Language Learning, aims to train young learners perform basic functions and tasks in culturally appropriate manner and explore ideas and issues in the language and culture in order to construct their own meaning and purpose.
We follow STARTALK endorsed principles for effective learning and teaching while training students learn, imagine, describe, share information about real life situations through 100 percent exposure in the target language.
By end of the program students will be able to handle simple communicative tasks and social situations with increased quantity and quality of speech; communicate in culturally appropriate manner; understand and comprehend many requests and courtesy expressions; read simple texts with connected sentences with increased understanding and describe in simple language some familiar and unfamiliar real life situations producing varieties of evidences of learning.
An online follow up learning program during the post program months will be implemented to help learners sustain and improve their skills and continue learning Hindi and experiencing its culture.

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YSMCS (Student)

STARTALK Summer Learning Turkish Program

Language(s)

Turkish

Grade Level(s)

3-5, 6-8

Date(s)

July 10, 2017 – July 28, 2017: (Face-to-face)

Location(s)

Young Scholars, Pittsburgh, PA

Program Setting

Non-residential

Summary

YSMCS STARTALK Turkish Language Program will offer 75 hours of instruction for 15 days for 40 students in 3-5 and 6-8 Grades through intensive language classes and rich cultural workshops and presentations. Students will experience Turkish language and culture through traditional Ebru Art. The program curriculum will be constructed around the traditional Turkish Arts Ebru, Calligraphy and Turkish Folk Dances. Students will also engage in various task-based language activities to improve language proficiency. During the program there will be different cultural trips to help students indulge in the real Turkish culture. Field trips, Hands-on student centered activities, catered lunch including authentic Turkish food, interactive language learning, and more!

Contact(s)

University of Pittsburgh (Student)

Pitt STARTALK Chinese: A Bridge through Culture

Language(s)

Grade Level(s)

9-12

Date(s)

June 22, 2017 – July 14, 2017: (Face-to-face)

Location(s)

University of Pittsburgh, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Pittsburgh, PA

Program Setting

Non-residential

Summary

Pitt Chinese STARTALK program will offer a 3-week non-residential language and culture program to 20 rising 9th-12th graders in high school for a total of 96 instructional hours at the University of Pittsburgh, Oakland campus. The standard-based and student-centered curriculum is guided by theme “A Bridge through Culture - Building Global Friendship” which aims to develop students’ linguistic and intercultural competence through experiential learning with native speakers and immersion in Chinese cultural activities. Upon conclusion of this program, students will be expected to have an ACTFL Novice-Min/High proficiency level in speaking, reading, writing, and listening.

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (Student)

Penn State STARTALK Arabic Academy for Students

Language(s)

Arabic

Grade Level(s)

9-12, Undergraduate

Date(s)

June 19, 2017 – July 14, 2017

Location(s)

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Program Setting

Non-residential

Summary

The STARTALK Arabic Academy at Penn State is an ambitious, multifaceted program for 20 high school and college students to take an introductory college course in Arabic. For 4 weeks (June-July), a multinational instructional team provides instruction in Arabic for 5.5 hours daily Monday through Thursday, an additional 2 hours of afternoon immersion twice a week, and 4.5 hours on Friday, for a total of 113 available instructional hours. Upon successful completion, students earn 4 Penn State credits (one semester of college Arabic). Through student-centered, task-based, and communicative activities, students will become acquainted with Arabic cultures and learn to communicate in Arabic. Starting with no prior knowledge of Arabic, students will reach novice-mid or novice-high level.

Contact(s)

University of Pittsburgh (Student)

Pitt STARTALK: We're off to Russia!

Language(s)

Grade Level(s)

9-12

Date(s)

June 18, 2017 – July 14, 2017: (Face-to-face)

Location(s)

University of Pittsburgh, Center for Russian and East European Studies, Pittsburgh, PA

Program Setting

Residential

Summary

Pitt STARTALK will be administered by the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian and East European Studies (REES) and offer an intensive four-week residential program from June 18 to July 14, 2017, with 160 formal and informal instructional hours for 20 students entering grades 10 through 12. REES is partnering with three high schools that offer academic year Russian language programs (Pittsburgh Brashear High School, Pritzker College Prep, and Noble Street College Prep) to recruit participants; students at other high schools are also welcome to apply.

The curriculum will be based on the theme “We're Off to Russia!”, through which the Pitt STARTALK students will prepare to spend an academic year studying abroad and living with a host family in Russia. Instruction will be performance-based and emphasize acquisition of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, with a goal of ACTFL Novice Mid proficiency across modalities for students in Russian I and Novice High proficiency for students in Russian II. Other anticipated outcomes include increased cultural knowledge and college readiness.

Contact(s)

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Student)

2017 UPenn Hindi-Urdu Startalk Program (Online)

Language(s)

Hindi, Urdu

Grade Level(s)

9-12, Undergraduate

Date(s)

May 22, 2017 – June 28, 2017: (Online)

Location(s)

University of Pennsylvania Online, , PA

Program Setting

Non-residential

Summary

The 2017 UPenn Hindi-Urdu Startalk Program will offer five weeks of completely online instruction from May 22 - June 28. Classes will meet weekdays 4-6 pm on an online meeting platform. Students with little or no prior background will learn to use the language to communicate in a variety of real-world situations. Students will also learn to read and write one script of their choice (Hindi or Urdu script). Please visit our website for information on how to apply: https://www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/startalk.

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STARTALK is a project funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking, and teaching critical-need foreign languages, with programs for students (K-16) and teachers. MORE